PBS president and chief executive officer Paula Kerger announced Tuesday that the Milwaukee Ballet's adaptation of "Peter Pan," produced by Milwaukee Public Television, will be nationally broadcast by the public TV network April 18.

Kerger made the announcement during a "thank-you dinner" for friends and supporters of MPTV on Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, she met community members and Milwaukee Area Technical College students, and was "taping promos" for MPTV stations WMVS-TV (Channel 10) and WMVT-TV (Channel 36). | Nov. 19, 2013»Read Full Article

An MSNBC documentary about gun violence showing Friday, on the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination, includes a segment on the 2012 Sikh temple shooting in Oak Creek.

The program, called "50 Years of Guns," airs at 8 p.m. and is hosted by Al Sharpton, host of "Politics/Nation." According to the network: "This documentary looks at guns in America five decades after President Kennedy was taken by an assassin’s bullet." | Nov. 19, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(3)

"American Idol" season seven winner David Cook will play at Turner Hall Ballroom Tuesday night, immediately following a CD release show for cello-embracing, guitar-free local rock group I'm Not a Pilot. Photo provided by Turner Hall Ballroom.| Nov. 19, 2013»Read Full Blog Post